NBA ref caught with burner account defending his calls to Lakers fans on Twitter

Lakers fans are going to have a field day with this one. A good NBA referee spends his career in anonymity. That was the case for veteran official Eric Lewis entering his 19th season this year. Lewis has officiated more than 1,000 NBA games in his career, and was in the crew for NBA Finals matchups between the Raptors-Warriors in 2019, Lakers-Heat in 2020, and Bucks-Suns in 2021. His resume is about as good as any referee in the league. Lewis' career took a strange turn when he was in the spotli...